What Fast Food Looks Like In Ads vs. What It Actually Looks Like On Your Plate

10 Things The Fast Food Industry Doesn&#039;t Want You To Know

10 Things The Fast Food Industry Doesn&#039;t Want You To Know

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McDonald's Grew During The Recession

McDonald's had <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2009/08/who_won_the_recession.html" target="_hplink">higher sales growth in 2008</a> than in 2006 or 2007, opening nearly 600 stores that year, according to Slate. The chain was able to take advantage of Americans' recession tastes: Cheap, convenient food.